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“is it weird to do this alone?” “is it pathetic to do that alone?” every day I pray you guys realize that sometimes doing things alone is the best way to do them

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I love hearing about fics + music, so this ask is for any/all of your Volkoss fics!

13) What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? Or if you didn’t listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?

(fanfic author asks) Hello!! Thank you for giving me an opportunity to ramble about one of my all-time favourite topics 🥰 So, music is such a massive inspiration in my writing that any of my longer or more expansive projects end up with huge, unwieldy playlists that are the Spotify equivalent of a 'living document'. I basically imagine scenes with a full OST in my mind, lol. Thankfully, by the time I posted my first Volkoss fic, Brilliant Things, I'd learnt my lesson from the mess that is my Meresino playlist, and deliberately created sub-playlists from the very beginning. You see, I'd had a sneaking suspicion two (2) emotionally incompetent necromancers were about to sign a long-term lease in my brain... ... And that's how I ended up with what is currently ~320 songs arranged across nine playlists:

I think the most 'complete' of these is 'failed lichdom' as this was mostly for capturing the vibes of the conversation Johanna has with Bellara in The Necessity Hypothesis. But upon reflection, it still amuses me that even the way I've organised the playlist resembles some sort of three-act structure: - There's the beginning with more low-tempo songs where Johanna is spiralling into the depths of depression due to the series of unfortunate events that transpires post-exile in the Enduring Friendships verse (aka "The Betrayal").

Reality's a scam, nothing goes to plan Say, "Are you doing fine?" Yeah, I think I am When I try to stand It's like I'm buried in the sand Feel the crushing weight of Everything I haven't yet accomplished No PHDs, fancy watches I can hear the neighbors talking Say "You can be anything you want" Until you try, then they start asking why

Gravity by Neoni

- Then there's the middle part where she commits what I perceive suicide/lichdom gambit and ends up half-undead:

Lying all the time, while I just fantasize The worst parts of my mind, don't wanna stay alive I'll say it to myself, won't say it to someone else But the ghosts that sing with me, this pretty symphony

OOPSIE DAISIES by Mylie Taylor - And then there's the final third, where she decides to embrace this new lease on unlife and unleash vengeance on her enemies:

Oh my god You've got yourself a robot Oh my god She's going for the kill shot Now she's pushing you in and her eyes are low Get ready for the end, she's irrational

Killbot! by chloe moriondo, which has always been the final song on this playlist because it leads into 'murder soiree', which covers the events of canon.

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miles edgeworth, i’ve always hated you

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BG3 Early Access exclusive scenes ↳ Talking to Wyll after recruiting him (plus a bit of bard-specific dialogue!)

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My part for Halsin week 2025! Day 5: Protection. Unwise to poke a bear and mess with his grove!

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First thing you see after you zoom in is how you die

How you dying 👀

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tumblr mutual to discord friend pipeline is one of the most beautiful things out there

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i love finding out what degrees my mutuals have. like what the fuck do you mean you do law? you’re a doctor who blog

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if you don't know how to end a written work you should be able to just let the words fade out like an 80s song and not resolve anything for the reader

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congratulations to people who are good at performing conversations and social interactions. did you take a class or is it just like genetics or whatever

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REBLOG IF IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO BOTHER YOU IF YOU'RE MY MUTUAL

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[texts back three years later] haha not much what about you

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i love opening my mutual's blog every morning like it's the newspaper. like ah yes this moot has a new hyperfixation, ohh and this moot is having a mental breakdown, and this moot hasn't returned from hibernation

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When I travel, it's usually to the country's capital but then sometimes I meet citizens of this country in different circumstances and they say they've never been there. I'm not judging because some capitals are far away and expensive but I'm wondering...

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Reblog if you are a fanfiction author and would like your readers to put one of your fic titles in your ask + questions about it